pacman::p_load(readxl, gifski, gapminder,ggplot2,
plotly, gganimate, tidyverse,ggiraph,patchwork,DT)Hands-on_Exercise03
Programming Interactive Data Visualisation with R Overview
This chapter introduces the principles and techniques for creating interactive data visualisations using R. It focuses on transforming static statistical graphics into interactive visual outputs through the use of ggiraph and plotlyr packages. By exploring interactive features such as tooltips, hover effects, and user-driven exploration, this chapter demonstrates how interactivity can enhance data interpretation and improve the communication of analytical insights.
Getting started
Importing Data
exam_data <- read_csv("data/Exam_data.csv")Rows: 322 Columns: 7
── Column specification ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Delimiter: ","
chr (4): ID, CLASS, GENDER, RACE
dbl (3): ENGLISH, MATHS, SCIENCE
ℹ Use `spec()` to retrieve the full column specification for this data.
ℹ Specify the column types or set `show_col_types = FALSE` to quiet this message.
Interactive Data Visualisation - ggiraph methods
p <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = MATHS)) +
geom_dotplot_interactive(
aes(tooltip = ID),
stackgroups = TRUE,
binwidth = 1,
method = "histodot") +
scale_y_continuous(NULL,
breaks = NULL)
girafe(
ggobj = p,
width_svg = 6,
height_svg = 6*0.618
)Displaying multiple information on tooltip
exam_data$tooltip <- c(paste0(
"Name = ", exam_data$ID,
"\n Class = ", exam_data$CLASS))
p <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = MATHS)) +
geom_dotplot_interactive(
aes(tooltip = exam_data$tooltip),
stackgroups = TRUE,
binwidth = 1,
method = "histodot") +
scale_y_continuous(NULL,
breaks = NULL)
girafe(
ggobj = p,
width_svg = 8,
height_svg = 8*0.618
)Customising Tooltip style
tooltip_css <- "background-color:white; #<<
font-style:bold; color:black;" #<<
p <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = MATHS)) +
geom_dotplot_interactive(
aes(tooltip = ID),
stackgroups = TRUE,
binwidth = 1,
method = "histodot") +
scale_y_continuous(NULL,
breaks = NULL)
girafe(
ggobj = p,
width_svg = 6,
height_svg = 6*0.618,
options = list( #<<
opts_tooltip( #<<
css = tooltip_css)) #<<
) Displaying statistics on tooltip
tooltip <- function(y, ymax, accuracy = .01) {
mean <- scales::number(y, accuracy = accuracy)
sem <- scales::number(ymax - y, accuracy = accuracy)
paste("Mean maths scores:", mean, "+/-", sem)
}
gg_point <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = RACE),
) +
stat_summary(aes(y = MATHS,
tooltip = after_stat(
tooltip(y, ymax))),
fun.data = "mean_se",
geom = GeomInteractiveCol,
fill = "light blue"
) +
stat_summary(aes(y = MATHS),
fun.data = mean_se,
geom = "errorbar", width = 0.2, size = 0.2
)Warning: Using `size` aesthetic for lines was deprecated in ggplot2 3.4.0.
ℹ Please use `linewidth` instead.
girafe(ggobj = gg_point,
width_svg = 8,
height_svg = 8*0.618)Hover effect with data_id aesthetic
p <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = MATHS)) +
geom_dotplot_interactive(
aes(data_id = CLASS),
stackgroups = TRUE,
binwidth = 1,
method = "histodot") +
scale_y_continuous(NULL,
breaks = NULL)
girafe(
ggobj = p,
width_svg = 6,
height_svg = 6*0.618
) Styling hover effect
p <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = MATHS)) +
geom_dotplot_interactive(
aes(data_id = CLASS),
stackgroups = TRUE,
binwidth = 1,
method = "histodot") +
scale_y_continuous(NULL,
breaks = NULL)
girafe(
ggobj = p,
width_svg = 6,
height_svg = 6*0.618,
options = list(
opts_hover(css = "fill: #202020;"),
opts_hover_inv(css = "opacity:0.2;")
)
) Combining tooltip and hover effect
p <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = MATHS)) +
geom_dotplot_interactive(
aes(tooltip = CLASS,
data_id = CLASS),
stackgroups = TRUE,
binwidth = 1,
method = "histodot") +
scale_y_continuous(NULL,
breaks = NULL)
girafe(
ggobj = p,
width_svg = 6,
height_svg = 6*0.618,
options = list(
opts_hover(css = "fill: #202020;"),
opts_hover_inv(css = "opacity:0.2;")
)
) Click effect with onclick
exam_data$onclick <- sprintf("window.open(\"%s%s\")",
"https://www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder?journey=Primary%20school",
as.character(exam_data$ID))
p <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = MATHS)) +
geom_dotplot_interactive(
aes(onclick = onclick),
stackgroups = TRUE,
binwidth = 1,
method = "histodot") +
scale_y_continuous(NULL,
breaks = NULL)
girafe(
ggobj = p,
width_svg = 6,
height_svg = 6*0.618) Coordinated Multiple Views with ggiraph
p1 <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = MATHS)) +
geom_dotplot_interactive(
aes(data_id = ID),
stackgroups = TRUE,
binwidth = 1,
method = "histodot") +
coord_cartesian(xlim=c(0,100)) +
scale_y_continuous(NULL,
breaks = NULL)
p2 <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = ENGLISH)) +
geom_dotplot_interactive(
aes(data_id = ID),
stackgroups = TRUE,
binwidth = 1,
method = "histodot") +
coord_cartesian(xlim=c(0,100)) +
scale_y_continuous(NULL,
breaks = NULL)
girafe(code = print(p1 + p2),
width_svg = 6,
height_svg = 3,
options = list(
opts_hover(css = "fill: #202020;"),
opts_hover_inv(css = "opacity:0.2;")
)
) Interactive Data Visualisation - plotly methods
Creating an interactive scatter plot
plot_ly(data = exam_data,
x = ~MATHS,
y = ~ENGLISH)No trace type specified:
Based on info supplied, a 'scatter' trace seems appropriate.
Read more about this trace type -> https://plotly.com/r/reference/#scatter
No scatter mode specifed:
Setting the mode to markers
Read more about this attribute -> https://plotly.com/r/reference/#scatter-mode
Working with visual variable
plot_ly(data = exam_data,
x = ~ENGLISH,
y = ~MATHS,
color = ~RACE)No trace type specified:
Based on info supplied, a 'scatter' trace seems appropriate.
Read more about this trace type -> https://plotly.com/r/reference/#scatter
No scatter mode specifed:
Setting the mode to markers
Read more about this attribute -> https://plotly.com/r/reference/#scatter-mode
Creating an interactive scatter plot
p <- ggplot(data=exam_data,
aes(x = MATHS,
y = ENGLISH)) +
geom_point(size=1) +
coord_cartesian(xlim=c(0,100),
ylim=c(0,100))
ggplotly(p)Coordinated Multiple Views with plotly
d <- highlight_key(exam_data)
p1 <- ggplot(data=d,
aes(x = MATHS,
y = ENGLISH)) +
geom_point(size=1) +
coord_cartesian(xlim=c(0,100),
ylim=c(0,100))
p2 <- ggplot(data=d,
aes(x = MATHS,
y = SCIENCE)) +
geom_point(size=1) +
coord_cartesian(xlim=c(0,100),
ylim=c(0,100))
subplot(ggplotly(p1),
ggplotly(p2))Interactive Data Visualisation - crosstalk methods
Interactive Data Table: DT package
DT::datatable(exam_data, class= "compact")Linked brushing: crosstalk method
d <- highlight_key(exam_data)
p <- ggplot(d,
aes(ENGLISH,
MATHS)) +
geom_point(size=1) +
coord_cartesian(xlim=c(0,100),
ylim=c(0,100))
gg <- highlight(ggplotly(p),
"plotly_selected")
crosstalk::bscols(gg,
DT::datatable(d),
widths = 5) Setting the `off` event (i.e., 'plotly_deselect') to match the `on` event (i.e., 'plotly_selected'). You can change this default via the `highlight()` function.
Programming Animated Statistical Graphics with R Overview
This chapter introduces the concepts and techniques for creating animated data visualisations to support visually driven data storytelling. It explains how animations are constructed from a sequence of individual frames and highlights the role of animation attributes in controlling motion and transitions. Through hands-on examples, this chapter demonstrates how gganimate and plotly can be used to produce animated statistical graphics, while also reinforcing essential data preparation skills such as data reshaping with tidyr and data wrangling and transformation with dplyr.
Importing Data
col <- c("Country", "Continent")
globalPop <- read_xls("GlobalPopulation.xls",
sheet="Data") %>%
mutate_each_(funs(factor(.)), col) %>%
mutate(Year = as.integer(Year))Warning: `mutate_each_()` was deprecated in dplyr 0.7.0.
ℹ Please use `across()` instead.
Warning: `funs()` was deprecated in dplyr 0.8.0.
ℹ Please use a list of either functions or lambdas:
# Simple named list: list(mean = mean, median = median)
# Auto named with `tibble::lst()`: tibble::lst(mean, median)
# Using lambdas list(~ mean(., trim = .2), ~ median(., na.rm = TRUE))
Animated Data Visualisation: gganimate methods
Building a static population bubble plot
ggplot(globalPop, aes(x = Old, y = Young,
size = Population,
colour = Country)) +
geom_point(alpha = 0.7,
show.legend = FALSE) +
scale_colour_manual(values = country_colors) +
scale_size(range = c(2, 12)) +
labs(title = 'Year: {frame_time}',
x = '% Aged',
y = '% Young') 
Building the animated bubble plot
ggplot(globalPop, aes(x = Old, y = Young,
size = Population,
colour = Country)) +
geom_point(alpha = 0.7,
show.legend = FALSE) +
scale_colour_manual(values = country_colors) +
scale_size(range = c(2, 12)) +
labs(title = 'Year: {frame_time}',
x = '% Aged',
y = '% Young') +
transition_time(Year) +
ease_aes('linear') 
Animated Data Visualisation: plotly
Building an animated bubble plot: ggplotly() method
gg <- ggplot(globalPop,
aes(x = Old,
y = Young,
size = Population,
colour = Country)) +
geom_point(aes(size = Population,
frame = Year),
alpha = 0.7,
show.legend = FALSE) +
scale_colour_manual(values = country_colors) +
scale_size(range = c(2, 12)) +
labs(x = '% Aged',
y = '% Young')Warning in geom_point(aes(size = Population, frame = Year), alpha = 0.7, :
Ignoring unknown aesthetics: frame
ggplotly(gg)Warning in p$x$data[firstFrame] <- p$x$frames[[1]]$data: number of items to
replace is not a multiple of replacement length
Notice that although show.legend = FALSE argument was used, the legend still appears on the plot. To overcome this problem, theme(legend.position='none') should be used as shown in the plot and code chunk below.
gg <- ggplot(globalPop,
aes(x = Old,
y = Young,
size = Population,
colour = Country)) +
geom_point(aes(size = Population,
frame = Year),
alpha = 0.7) +
scale_colour_manual(values = country_colors) +
scale_size(range = c(2, 12)) +
labs(x = '% Aged',
y = '% Young') +
theme(legend.position='none')Warning in geom_point(aes(size = Population, frame = Year), alpha = 0.7):
Ignoring unknown aesthetics: frame
ggplotly(gg)Warning in p$x$data[firstFrame] <- p$x$frames[[1]]$data: number of items to
replace is not a multiple of replacement length
Building an animated bubble plot: plot_ly() method
bp <- globalPop %>%
plot_ly(x = ~Old,
y = ~Young,
size = ~Population,
color = ~Continent,
sizes = c(2, 100),
frame = ~Year,
text = ~Country,
hoverinfo = "text",
type = 'scatter',
mode = 'markers'
) %>%
layout(showlegend = FALSE)
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